Finance (No. 2) Act 2023 (c. 30)

Part 3 U.K. Multinational top-up tax

Chapter 4 U.K. Calculation of adjusted profits of members of a multinational group

Dealing with transparency and entities subject to qualifying dividend regime U.K.

169 Certain non tax resident entities to be treated as flow-through entities U.K.

(1) This section applies to a member of a multinational group that—

(a) is not tax resident in any territory,

(b) is not subject to covered taxes,

(c) does not have a place of business in the territory where it is created, and

(d) is not regarded as tax transparent in the territory in which it is created.

(2) A member of a multinational group to which this section applies is to be treated as being regarded as tax transparent in the territory it is created to the extent that—

(a) it is tax transparent in the territory in which its owners are located, and

(b) its income, expenditure, profits and losses are not attributable to a permanent establishment.

(3) Accordingly, such a member is to be treated as a flow-through entity.